Even though it's not exactly new anymore, there's still something about eldritch horror that makes every new game focused on it into an exciting prospect. When done well, it always manages to elevate whatever it's incorporated into, some prime examples being Dredge , Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem and Amnesia: The Bunker .
Even games that'd struggle otherwise get a boost (The Sinking City comes to mind here). So, now that its latest trailer has confirmed the presence of otherworldly terror and strange powers, the wait for Daedelic Entertainment's The Occultist 2026 release has just gotten that much more difficult.
Just like in many of its peers, events in The Occultist are triggered by someone's sudden and mysterious disappearance. The absent individual happens to be the father of one Alan Rebels, the man into whose shoes players will be stepping into to take on this strange journey. As Alan, they will travel to the misty island of Godstone, home of oddly quiet streets, empty buildings and the former headquarters of a dangerous cult.
Through the use of his mystic pendulum and other unsettling powers, Alan must delve into the mysteries of Godstone and wade through its layers of horrible truths in order to...
